We are the West Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Jane S.
This is a 9 mile circular walk through the chalk downland and woodlands near Dover. It starts in the village of Temple Ewell, in the free Kent Wildlife Trust car park, behind the former George & Dragon pub. From the car park we will head through the Lydden Temple Ewell National Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by the wildlife conservation charity, Kent Wildlife Trust. This site is one of the largest areas of chalk grassland habitat left in Kent and supports many rare species of plants and insects, including the early spider orchid, the Adonis blue butterfly and the wartbiter bush cricket. The walk then heads through MOD training grounds, after which we will arrive in the village of Alkham, after the first 8 miles. We will have a picnic lunch at the Alkham recreation ground, and a drink in the Marquis of Granby pub in the village, if people wish to do so. We then continue through more Wildlife Trust and MOD woodlands and downland until we return to the car park. There are toilets and a cafe at the nearby Kearsney Abbey gardens approximately half a mile away.
Starting place will be: The Kent Wildlife Trust's Lydden Temple Ewell National Nature Reserve free car park, behind the former George and Dragon pub in Temple Ewell, Dover. CT16 3DE. It's situated above the cross roads of the London Road and High Street, on the opposite side of the road from the Temple Ewell Baptist church and Lorna’s barber shop. Please try to car share due to limited space. No dogs please due to walking through sensitive sites for wildlife.
The Kent Wildlife Trust's Lydden Temple Ewell National Nature Reserve free car park, behind the former George and Dragon pub in Temple Ewell, Dover. CT16 3DE, situated above the cross roads of the London Road and High Street, on the opposite side of the road from the Temple Ewell Baptist church and Lorna’s barber shop.
